- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
“After signing into their ACT account, if a student accepted cookies on the following page, Facebook received details on almost everything they clicked on—including scrambled but identifiable data like their first and last name, and whether they’re registering for the ACT. The site even registered clicks about a student’s ethnicity and gender, and whether they planned to request college financial aid or needed accommodations for a disability”
Ublock origin and Facebook Container are a good start. I would recommend having a look through the most upvoted posts of this sub as well.
I don’t think this is necessary anymore with total cookie protection being enabled by default https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-rolls-out-total-cookie-protection-by-default-to-all-users-worldwide/